My First Sermon

Isn't this appropriate for a Sunday?

Anyway, let me give you a brief background of today. First of all, I did not go to church this morning. We woke up late (it's hard to get ready for church in under 30 min. and wake up a sleeping brother.) So we read 2 John. Here's the sermon:

'This letter is from John, the elder. I am writing to the church God has chosen and its members, whom I love in the truth (God/Jesus)- as does everyone who knows the truth- because the truth lives in us and will be with us forever. Grace, mercy, and peace, which come from God the Father and from Jesus Christ- the Son of the Father- will continue to be with us who live in truth and love. How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded. I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you have heard from the beginning.'
-2 John v. 1-6

This is a reference to John's fellow friend and disciple Matthew (or Levi)'s Gospel book, Matthew.

'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.' "
- Matthew 22: 37-39

" 'I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came [and will come] in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist.' "
-2 John v. 7

That's all true. The Islamic people say there was a Jesus but he was just a prophet. Jesus IS MORE THAN A PROPHET! He IS the Son of God. He DID come back to life. He DID give us salvation! He Is the Alpha, Omega, Beginning, and End. And he is closer to you than a brother. But to get to Him you must ask for salvation. He rose from the dead and rose to Heaven. That's what Easter is all about. It's not about some oversized bunny giving colored eggs. Seriously, who would make holiday on that?

That's all I have time for today, but keep coming back for more posts. It's a new season of the blog. It's Adam's (aka Pianoman's) blog v.2.0. Thank you. See you next week! Next week- 2 John sermon part 2.

P.S. All verses are from the New Living Translation version of the Bible.

Comedy hour

Here are some funny Christian comedies by Tim Hawkins. This one is just in time for Christmas. The Christmas Puppy:



The next one is about Chick-fil-a.



This one is for all you homeschool families out there (Yes, I'm talking to you Spanns):



This one's important for all you husbands out there if you A) Want to stay alive B)Want to be happy with your wife and C) That all rhymed.



This one is about how major corporations may or will take modern/classic worship songs into their own commercial jingle.



This last one is a parody of Jesus Take the Wheel. It is called CLETUS TAKE THE REEL:



As a side note, the annual Christmas special post is in production. I guarantee you it will be the best by far. Do you want to know the name of it? OK, it is called Marley and the Three Spirits: A retelling of Charles' Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol from a different perspective.... I can't remember the rest of the summary in the title. It is not that necessary. It is a prequel/midquel thing. It centers around the untold stories of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Scrooge will make a minor appearance and it revolves in a Christian atmosphere (I tried my best to. It's hard to.). Second of all, for a semi-disturbing Tim Hawkins video, search on YouTube: I Work at Subway-Tim Hawkins. Well, that pretty much wraps this up. Good Night!

Build-A-Bear Workshop deal

Hey all you stuffed animal lovers. Today (Nov. 30, 2009) at Build-A-Bear Workshop, 5 animals are only 5 dollars today only. Get them while they last. (Cool photo(s), huh?)

Busch Gardens

INSANE!

Yesterday I went to Busch Gardens for the first time with some friends. It was one of the best theme parks I have ever went to. I rode some roller coasters and saw some animals. And now it's time for the first ever... Review Revue!

First of all, let's start with the so-called kiddy coaster in the park: Cheetah Chase. I'll start off by saying how can that be deemed a kiddy coaster? It is way too intense. But in retrospect, after you regain your breath and resort your limbs, it is pretty fun. Now let's go across the street to my personal favorite, SCORPION.

Now the catchphrase is "Feel the sting of the Scorpion," but personally I think the sting was next door. Scorpion is an extremely awesome ride and is great for families if they have kids that don't mind going upside down. Anyway, it is a great photo op if you have a skilled cameraman in your party. Also, it gets really close to the ground which is also a great thrill. The downside though is the length: 1 min. Very short, my friends, very short. But hey, great ride for those who are willing. Go when it's not peak season; no line.

Let's go back to the beginning of the park. Land of the Dragons. Looks like a good family playground in the brochure. I had the short-lived privilege of guiding my party from SheikRa to here. And with my good feeling we finally found the entrance and everyone but the adults and I had fun going on the kiddy rides and playgrounds. That's right. 3 kids out of 4 kids got to have merriment. Talk about a mood killer! I am sorry about being bias but I am extremely jealous of them. Even a kid my age got to get on this stuff. Dang 56" max. height! (I'm 61"!) But for those who are feeling the same way, Land of the Dragons is closing soon and is going to be replaced with Sesame Street's Safari of Fun. For those of you with preschoolers, I wish you luck in Spring 2010. But at least you can follow your kids through a rope trail. I had quite a history with ropes, but that's for another post.

Next is Rhino Rally. It is a great free safari. (For a great in depth safari, the Sergenti, be sure to have an extra $33 at hand). Be SURE NOT to sit in the FRONT or BACK; you WILL get wet and/or soaked.

Also try some of the carnival rides. They are safe so I hear. Also try the Ubanga-banga Bumper Cars for old times` sake. It will be great to show the kids.

SheikRa. The mother of all roller coasters. Even if you don't go on it (like me) you can still have some fun on a warm day: due to a one-of-a-kind-on-a-floorless-coaster technology called the "splashdown" and physics, when ShiekRa goes down for the more than first time by the Sergenti Train Express at Staneyville, guests too close will get very soaked; even those far away will get hit by the aftermist.

Montu. Very Intense. I didn't go on it, but my mom did and she said, "I like it, but it's one I would only go on once." Mom also noted that she felt dizziness after experiencing Montu. She also noticed that your feet may go in a direction and it seems like they'll hit something. Montu is an inverted roller coaster at the Egypt section of Busch Gardens named after the Egyptian god of war.

So as you can see, I didn't ride EVERYTHING, but that's OK. Some of you might be mad that I didn't ride SheikRa and/or Montu, but hey, I can't go on both even if I wanted to; Montu has been deemed too intense for me to go on. Again, I didn't ride everything, but again that's OK 'cause we have things called the FunPass. Pay for a day, come back all year. I trust you have heard of it. And here's a special Anheuser-Busch offer: Buy a FunPass now and it doesn't expire 'till 12-31-10! So that's the end off my special Busch Gardens post!

(No video today. Sorry!)

Piano Recital

Here is a video of my piano recital yesterday. It was nearly perfect! Enjoy.

Savannah Cats

Have you ever wondered what your next cat would be like after your current one dies? Well, my mom has and this is the one. Enjoy the first video on my blog! If you want to hear the hiss of the savannah, leave a comment and I'll tell you the video. Animal Planet TV on Youtube won't allow embedding on webpages. Sorry about the delayed voices. Anyway, enjoy the video!

Espanol (Spanish) News Flash

Hello again (Hola!). For those who love music videos and those who like Spanish and those who love SPANISH MUSIC VIDEOS, go on www.senorwooly.com. This site is recommended for middle and high school. When you go on senorwooly.com, be sure to click on MUSIC VIDEOS, so you can see the famous "Billy la Bufanda" (Billy the Scarf) and "Puedo ir al Bano" (May I go to the Bathroom). It is a great website that mi Espanol profesora showed mi Espanol clase. (It is a great website that my Spanish teacher showed my Spanish class.) I have already shown 2 (dos) people (mi hermano ((brother)) y mi primo ((cousin))), and they loved it. So stop reading my blog and get your mouse on that webpage. (Before you leave, there's a link after "SPANISH MUSIC VIDEOS, go on..."). Adios, amigos y familia!